FRANKLINTON-George R. “Buddy” McCarty, 71, of southern Granville County, died Thursday, June 24, 2010. Funeral service was held Monday afternoon, June 28, at Oxford Presbyterian Church, Oxford, with the Rev. Alan Koeneke officiating. Burial followed at Wake Forest Cemetery.

He was born in Athens, Ga. He worked at various jobs including the Wake County Public School System, Orkin Exterminating Company and McCarty Exterminating Company in Birmingham, Ala. He served in the Air Force for four years in the National Security Service Division.